List of tallest buildings in Milan


Milan is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city in Italy after Rome, with the city proper having a population of 1,366,037 while its metropolitan municipality has a population of 3,235,000. Its continuously built-up urban area has a population estimated to be about 5,270,000 over 1,891 square kilometres. Milan is the Italian city that has grown more vertically through the construction of skyscrapers. As of may 2018, there are 25 completed and under construction buildings that stand at least 100 mt. in Milan.
This list ranks Milan skyscrapers, buildings and free-standing towers that stand at least tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts; an equal sign following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.
RankNameImageLocationTypeHeight FloorsYear completedArchitectNotes
1Unicredit Tower
Tower A		Zone 9Office231352012Cesar PelliThe tower was ranked 8th in the Emporis Skyscraper Award 2012 for excellence in their aesthetic and functional design. It is 152 m tall without the spire.
2Allianz TowerZone 8Office209502015Arata IsozakiOriginally nicknamed "Il Dritto". In 2016, the tower was chosen by Emporis Skyscraper Award as 3rd best skyscraper in the world. It is 249 m tall with the antenna.
3Generali TowerZone 8Office192442018Zaha HadidOriginally nicknamed "Lo Storto". In October 2019, the tower was awarded first place for excellence in the mid-rise category by the American Concrete Institute.
4PwC TowerZone 8Office175312020Daniel LibeskindOriginally nicknamed "Il Curvo".
5Palazzo LombardiaZone 9Government161392010Pei Cobb Freed & PartnersThe building won the 2012 International Architecture Award for the best new global design. Tallest building in Italy between 2009 and 2011.
6Solaria TowerZone 9Residential143372013ArquitectonicaTallest residential building in Italy.
7BNP Paribas TowerZone 9Office140302012Kohn Pederson FoxOriginally nicknamed "Torre Diamante".
8Torre RaiZone 8Telecommunications135-1952As part of the Rai Production Centre in Milan.
9=A2A TowerVigentinoOffice130-2022Antonio Citterio, Patricia Viel & Partners
9=Torre MediasetCologno MonzeseTelecommunications130-1994As part of the Mediaset Production Centre in Cologno Monzese.
10Pirelli TowerZone 2Office127321958Giò PontiTallest building in EU, 1958/1966. Tallest building in Italy, 1958/1995. The building has been a model for MetLife Building in New York City and Alpha Tower in Birmingham. On the 18th of April 2002, a light airplane crashed into the 25th floor. Restoration work completed in 2005.
11Unipol TowerZone 9Office126232021Mario Cucinella
12Gioia 22Zone 9Mixed Use123252020Gregg E. Jones,
Paolo Caputo
13Torre BredaZone 2Office117301954Luigi MattioniTallest building in Italy, 1954/1958. Restoration work completed in 2009.
14Bosco Verticale
Tower E		Zone 9Residential111272014Stefano BoeriThe building won the 2014 International Highrise Award.
In November 2015, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Awards Jury selected the tower as the overall “2015 Best Tall Building Worldwide”. In October 2019, the CTBUH nominated Bosco Verticale as one of "The 50 Most Influential Tall Buildings of the Last 50 Years".
The building is the first model of vertical densification of nature within a city. It hosts 900 trees and over 2,000 plants that are distributed on the facades. On flat land, each Vertical forest equals, in amount of trees, an area equal to 7000 sqm of forest.
15=Gioia 20Zone 9Mixed-Use1102022Antonio Citterio, Patricia Viel & Partners
15The PorticoZone 8Mixed use1102023Bjarke Ingels
16Torre GalfaZone 2Mixed use109311959 Melchiorre Bega
17=DuomoZone 1Religious108-1386/1965different architectsIt is the 3rd largest church in the world after St. Peter's Basilica and the Seville Cathedral.
17=Torre BrancaZone 1Observation, attraction108-1933Giò Ponti
18Torre VelascaZone 1Mixed use106261958BBPRThe building is the BBPR's answer against the polemic of the International Style in 1954. The tower design is inspired by the Milan Cathedral and Sforza Castle.
19=Garibaldi Tower
Tower A		Zone 9Office100251992Laura Lazzari
19=Garibaldi Tower
Tower B		Zone 9Office100251992Laura Lazzari
19=Unicredit Tower
Tower B		Zone 9Office100222012Cesar Pelli
19=Aria TowerZone 9Residential100172013Arquitectonica-
19=Giax TowerZone 9Residential100252014Beltrame Gelmetti Architetti Associati
19=Gemini Center
Tower A		Zone 6Office100212006Rolando Gantes, Roberto Morisi
19=Gemini Center
Tower B		Zone 6Office100212006Rolando Gantes, Roberto Morisi
20Barcelò Hotel Fiera MilanoZone 8Hotel94252011Studio Marzorati Architettura
21Torre Uffici Tecnici ComunaliZone 9Office90241966 Renato Bazzoni, Luigi Fratino, Vittorio Gandolfi, Aldo Putelli
22Torre Porta RomanaZone 5Residential89231963Paolo Chiolini
23=World Join CenterZone 8Office87182008Urbam
23=Torri Bianche - Quercia PalaceVimercateOffice87251996Studio Dini-Capelli
23=Torri Bianche - Sequoia PalaceVimercateOffice87251996Studio Dini-Capelli
24Daimler TowerZone 8Residential85242016Antonio Citterio, Patricia Viel and Partners
25Torre MilanoMaggiolinaResidential86252022Studio Beretta Associati
26Bell tower of the Church of San Carlo al CorsoZone 1Religious8419th century
27Torre VespaZone 8Residential82181955Luigi ViettiPrevious design provided a tower height of 200 m. The project was commissioned by Piaggio.
28Torre Baggio 1Zone 6Residential8121
29=RCS HeadquartersZone 3Office80212007Stefano Boeri, Barreca & La Varra
29=Torre al ParcoZone 1Residential80201956Ludovico Magistretti
29=Centro SvizzeroZone 1Office80151952Armin Meili, Giovanni Romano
30Torre SoleaZone 9Residential79142013Caputo Partnership
31=Torre MascagniZone 1Residential78181952Alessandro Pasquali, C. Galimberti
31=Bosco Verticale
Tower D		Zone 9Residential78182014Stefano BoeriThe building won the 2014 International Highrise Award. It is the first example of vertical densification of nature within a city. It hosts 900 trees and over 2,000 plants that are distributed on the facades. On flat land, the same amount of trees would occupy an area of 7,000 sqm of forest.
32Torre DaciaZone 8Residential77222007Paolo Caputo
33=Basilica of Sant'EustorgioZone 1Religious7516th centuryPellegrino Tibaldi
33=Piazza della Repubblica 2Zone 1Mixed use75231968Giovanni Muzio, Lorenzo Muzio
33=Piazza della Repubblica 7Zone 1Mixed use75231968Giovanni Muzio, Lorenzo Muzio
34=Settimo CieloZone 6Residential72202004
34=NH Hotel Fiera Milano
Tower A		RhoHotel72192009Dominique Perrault
34=Torre Tecniche NuoveZone 8Office72182011SPS srl
35Torre AdrianoZone 2Residential71212008Michele Achilli, Guido Canella
36=PiazzatorreZone 2Residential70212003Studio FYC
36=Torre del Filarete, Sforza CastleZone 1Castle70
36=Torre MagnoliaVimercateOffice70201996
36=Klima Hotel Fiera MilanoZone 8Hotel70162014Studio Bozzini
36=Unicredit Tower
Tower C		Zone 9Office70122012Cesar Pelli
36=Giardini d'InvernoZone 9Residential7015U/CPaolo Caputo

Towers proposed, planned

RankNameImageLocationTypeHeight FloorsYearArchitectNotes
Cava Ronchi 1Zone 8Mixed- Use140-Park Associati
Cava Ronchi 2Zone 8Mixed-Use110-Park Associati